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Friday Links: November 20, 2015

November 20, 2015 By James Calder

10 minutes of surreal DC weather... by Jeff Reardon
10 minutes of surreal DC weather… by Jeff Reardon

 

Huge thanks to Knowledge Commons DC and to each of our volunteer teachers – Samer Farha, Mukul Ranjan, Chris Williams, and Sarah Hodzic – for putting on our free photography classes this week! We hope to have another session for you soon. And to all of you who signed up for the classes, thank you and well done on nabbing a spot – they were in high demand! If you’re proud of any of the photos you shot during one of the classes, please consider entering them in our 10th annual contest which opens in just a couple of weeks. Now for the links you’ve been waiting for:

  • White House photography editor and photojournalist Rick McKay died this week at his home in Virginia. President Obama offered a tribute to his work.
  • Regular Flickr contributor Tony Quinn‘s photographs from 1983 bear witness to Team America – D.C.’s short-lived, oft-forgotten soccer club.
  • In a curious move, Reuters has banned its photographers from submitting images edited from RAW files, it says, to save time and prevent egregious editing.
  • “Photographing the daily life of Muslims in Paris is a challenge. I discovered this by throwing myself into the project, which rapidly became a story of failed encounters, rejection and disappointment.” Photos and words by Reuters photographer Youssef Boudlal.
  • Police in body armor showed up at an office building in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, after someone called 911 to report a gunman holding a machine gun. Turns out it was a photographer holding a tripod.
  • “Over 96 percent of pro photographers surveyed don’t regularly register their copyrights with the U.S. Copyright Office despite nearly unanimous (99 percent) agreement with the statement that copyright protection is an important aspect of their careers.”
  • James and Karla Murray’s Store Front photography books capture a disappearing world: New York’s small stores and their unique and precious aesthetics.
  • It’s gift buying season. Maybe someone you know needs one of these books on digital photography for beginners?
  • One of the more complex concepts for photographers, especially beginners, is the relationship between ISO, aperture, and shutter speed. Photoblog Hamburg has a simple but clever infographic explaining how they all work.
  • See Mexican photographer Jesús Jiménez’s images of currency at the Organization of American States through January 15.
  • A small-town farmer traces his lineage to a 19th-century African prince who was enslaved and taken to work in the silver mines of Bolivia.
  • Laura Husar Garcia’s Beyond the Veil examines the rarely asked question about what happens to nuns after they retire.
  • To mark the 20th anniversary of the Dayton agreement, which brought an end to the Bosnian war, photographers Stéphanie Borcard and Nicolas Métraux have captured the divisions, the dark clouds and the young hope there today.
  • Stray cats steal the spotlight from world leaders at the G20 Summit in Turkey. [Video]

Filed Under: Friday Links Tagged With: beginners, Bolivia, books, Bosnia, copyright, G20, infographic, Jesus Jimenez, KCDC, Laura Husar Garcia, Muslim, nuns, OAS, Paris, Photography Classes, police, RAW files, Rick McKay, soccer, stray cats, Team America, Tony Quinn

More Free Photography Classes with Knowledge Commons DC!

November 10, 2014 By Heather Goss

Students at September's Cleared for Takeoff class at Gravelly Point, taught by Chris Williams. Photo by Angela Napili.
Students at September’s Cleared for Takeoff class at Gravelly Point, taught by Chris Williams. Photo by Angela Napili

We had such a great time doing our photography classes during Knowledge Commons DC‘s September session that we’ve partnered with them for an exclusive Exposed DC sponsored, one-week-only session!

Join us and our fantastic teachers for classes starting next Sunday, November 16, though Saturday, November 22 – except Monday when we’ll take a break for a joint happy hour at Iota in Clarendon. Register for all our FREE classes here. Folks inevitably drop out, so hit up the waitlist if a class is full and we’ll let you know if a spot opens up for you.

Here’s the line-up at a glance:

Sunday: A Feast for the Eyes – Food Photography with Kristen Finn
Monday: Exposed DC / KCDC Happy Hour!
Tuesday: A Short History of Photography with Diana Sanchez
Wednesday: The Details in the Dark – Low-Light Photography with Kerrin Nishimura
Thursday: Be Your Own Best Critic – Judging Your Own Photography with Yonas Hassen
Friday: Make a Camera Obscura with Diana Sanchez
Saturday: Make Your Vacation Look Better Than it Actually Was Through Photography with Michael Temchine

Filed Under: Exposed Event Tagged With: Happy Hour, KCDC, Knowledge Commons DC, Photography Classes

Photography Classes in the D.C. Area

January 14, 2014 By Meaghan Gay

Photo by Joe Flood
Photo by Joe Flood

Whether you want to take up photography for the first time, or you have a degree in photography but are looking to hone a new camera skill, there are classes in the D.C. area that can help you. We have compiled a list of institutions that offer workshops, semester long courses, and degree programs in photography as part of our Local Resource Guide.

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Filed Under: Gear Talk Tagged With: Capital Photography Center, Capitol Hill Arts Worshop, Corcoran College of Art and Design, DC Area Photo Classes, Glen Echo Photoworks, Local Resource Guide, Montgomery College, Northern Virginia Community College, Photography Classes, Photography Classes in the D.C. Area, Smithsonian Associates, The Art League of Alexandria, Washington School of Photography

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